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I am hearing all kinds of conflicting reports about BPA. Its in pacifiers, sippy cups, plastic bottles. What precautions are you guys taking? My daughter drinks from a straw cup and the number on the bottom was a 5. Do I need to buy her new cups? And should I be taking her pacifier away? All of this info is so overwhelming! Help!
Hi.....The Today Show did a segment a few weeks ago - if you go on MSNBC.com and search 'plastic bottles', you can read an article and watch an excerpt. Basically, everyone should stay away from any type of bottle (for reuse) with the numbers 3,6,0r 7 on the bottom.
I have been researching a little on this, 3's, 6's, and 7's you should definitely avoid. I will get back to you with more if I find more set in stone info. Try googling "Toxic Baby Bottles" it's a news article and the search comes up with tons of resources.
*EDIT* Every Gerber sippy cup I own has a 7 on it, but the cups i have are listed as BPA free on the website listed below on Wendy M'spost. Don't know if the numbers are reliable or maybe the website is off?
The United States and Canada are calling for a ban on the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, toddler sippy cups, water bottles and other food and beverage containers. There was a publication of a new study, Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, showing that BPA leaches from popular brands of plastic baby bottles when the bottles are heated. Google BPA or the name of the publication and you will see what its all about.
i've read that its predominantly clear, hard plastic (such as water bottles, and baby bottles) and that most colored plastics (as in sippy cups) are ok. but check for real info anyway...
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We use Tupperware cups and they don't have numbers on the bottom, so I don't know. I did learn that all of my Nalgene water bottles need to be thrown out. I have had some of them since college in 1992. That's why I started using them. They are indestructible, but apparently they leach BPA if they are used for a long time (I think 16 years is probably considered a long time), if they have scratches, if they have been in the heat. All of those conditions apply to mine, so it is with great sadness that I will throw away my longtime friends. We all use them when we hike so we probably have to throw away about 10 of them. I have decided to replace them with stainless steel, but they are about $28 each...UGH!
It has definitely got me thinking that I will try to be more conscious of plastics overall and start looking for glass when it is an option.
